Royce's injury inspired the Paris Saint-Germain players. It was just like the previous match when Ibrahimović's injury led to Dortmund's frantic attack.

Paris Saint-Germain launched wave after wave of attacks towards Dortmund's goal.

In the twenty-fourth minute, when He Ying got the ball near the edge of the penalty area, Yan Min ruthlessly tackled him to the ground. The referee not only awarded Paris Saint-Germain a free kick but also showed Yan Min a yellow card.

"Yan Min and He Ying are teammates in the national team. But in club competitions, the two play for their respective teams and don't show any consideration for their national team comrades..." He Ping said with emotion.

In the past, when broadcasting European leagues, such as the Spanish El Clásico, there were many teammates from the Spanish national team in both Real Madrid and Barcelona, but they were fiercely opposed to each other in club matches, attacking each other verbally and not holding back on the field. For a while, this hostility even affected the atmosphere within the Spanish national team.

Unexpectedly, now in the European league, you can see two Chinese players confronting each other with such a strong smell of gunpowder...

I don't know if this confrontation will affect the relationship between the two in the national team...

He Ying earned a free kick for Paris Saint-Germain just twenty-five meters from the goal, which is a very suitable distance.

The free kick was taken by Cavani.

Dortmund lined up a wall of as many as seven people in front of him.

In the end, Cavani's direct free-kick shot was blocked by this wall.

Two minutes later, Paris Saint-Germain made a comeback. After He Ying got the ball on the wing, he first made a feint to break through to the end line, then suddenly stopped and changed direction, cutting inside and dribbling horizontally, and then shooting.

The football drew an arc, bypassing goalkeeper Weidenfeller, but also bypassing the far post, flying directly out of the baseline.

"Oh! That was close!" Marcel Reif exclaimed, with the sound of tens of thousands of Dortmund fans exhaling in Westfalenstadion as his background music. "He Ying has delivered another wonderful performance. After Yan Min received a yellow card for fouling him, it will definitely affect his defense against him... Although there is no Ibrahimović, He Ying seems to be continuing his excellent form from the previous match, which is bad news for Dortmund..."

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Paris Saint-Germain's continuous attacks made Dortmund's fans very nervous.

When the game just started, they were quite happy to see Dortmund speed up their attack. Unexpectedly, Royce's injury changed everything, and the situation took a fundamental turn.

Many Dortmund fans had this thought in their minds: Could this year's Champions League journey end here?

Although they didn't fantasize about defending the title, stopping in the quarterfinals... is still regrettable.

Is this "Heaven wants to destroy my Dortmund"?

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Zhou Yi is not a superstitious person. He and Aubameyang switched positions and came to the wing.

Şahin passed the ball directly to him from behind.

Zhou Yi stopped the ball very steadily, but Verratti also returned to defense beside him at the same time.

Zhou Yi ran forward with the ball as if he hadn't seen Verratti at all.

Verratti rushed up immediately, trying to stick to Zhou Yi.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi suddenly stopped and pretended to change direction to cut inside.

Verratti's reaction was also quick. He braked suddenly, then turned around, trying to continue to block in front of Zhou Yi.

Who knew that Zhou Yi's gesture of cutting inside was also a feint. His right foot hooked the ball towards the baseline again, and then Zhou Yi was about to chase the ball.

When Verratti saw that Zhou Yi was about to get rid of him, he didn't care about anything else. He turned around and tackled the ball, of course, he didn't tackle the ball, but tackled Zhou Yi, who had just kicked the ball away. Zhou Yi rolled to the ground, causing Klopp on the coaching bench to jump up nervously...

The referee's whistle and the boos from the stands sounded together.

"Zhou Yi fell! That's a foul! Dortmund gets a free kick on the wing!"

Verratti's foul was indisputable, and he received a yellow card for it.

Fortunately, Zhou Yi seemed to be fine. After being pulled up by his teammates, he took two steps, and his posture looked normal.

Seeing this scene, Klopp breathed a sigh of relief and sat back on the coaching bench.

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Zhou Yi won a free kick for Dortmund, similar to a forty-degree angle free kick, almost like a short corner kick. If it is kicked well, it will pose a great threat to Paris Saint-Germain's goal.

So Dortmund's two center backs both pressed forward, and the area in front of the goal was crowded with players from both sides.

In a situation where they were at a disadvantage, set pieces were a good opportunity for Dortmund to break the deadlock.

Paris Saint-Germain is not stupid either, knowing this, so they also worked hard in defense.

After Royce was off the field, this free kick was given to Şahin to take.

Şahin chose to use his right foot to take the kick, causing the ball to spin inward and fly directly to the back corner of the goal, while the height should not be too high. At this height, if a player can touch the ball – no matter who touches it on either side – it can make the ball fly towards the goal, posing a threat to the goal.

Many teams would choose this way of taking a free kick in this position.

After the referee blew his whistle, Şahin kicked the ball into the penalty area with his right foot.

At the same time, the wall of players in front also jumped high, intending to block the ball.

They did touch the football.

The ball hit Verratti's back, who had jumped up and turned his back, rebounded, and flew towards the near corner of the goal!

This accident turned this kick into a direct shot, and a rather threatening one at that!

Sirigu was originally planning to defend the back post, but when he saw the ball flying towards the near corner of his goal, he quickly lunged back towards the near corner of the goal!

Then he punched the ball, which was about to fly into the goal, out!

"Woah, woah, woah!" Marcel Reif initially wanted to cheer for Dortmund, but who knew that Sirigu's reaction was so fast that he actually saved the ball again! So he quickly changed his words: "Sirigu! Wonderful save! He kept the goal safe!"

The Dortmund fans in the stands were also ready to cheer, but the cheers that had just come out of their mouths could only stop abruptly...

Şahin himself also regretted that the ball didn't go in - he didn't care how the ball went in, as long as it could go in.

What a pity...

"Sirigu made a very wonderful save, stopping Şahin's wonderful free kick shot..."

Some people were worried that Sirigu's wonderful save would greatly boost the team's morale, allowing Paris Saint-Germain to play better in the following games. In addition, such a beautiful free kick, with God's help, failed to break through Sirigu's fingers. It is inevitable that people would worry whether this means that Dortmund's bad luck is still continuing, while affecting the morale and confidence of Dortmund players.

But Zhou Yi didn't think so. After Sirigu saved the ball, he shouted Şahin's name, "Nuri!!"

After attracting Şahin's attention, he gave him a thumbs up.

"Nice shot!"

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Dortmund also seemed to be inspired by this near-goal free kick, and they were gradually regaining the situation.

Even the center backs began to try to press up and attack.

In the thirtieth minute, after Hummels intercepted the ball in the backcourt, he wanted to pass the ball out, but after he found that there were no good passing points, he simply feinted and dribbled straight into the heart of the enemy!

After dribbling past midfield, he passed the ball to Zhou Yi in front.

Zhou Yi did not turn around with his back to the attacking direction, but passed the ball back to Hummels directly.

Hummels swung his foot and took a powerful shot from thirty-five meters away from the goal!

The football was successfully pressed within the frame of the goal, but it was also directly collected by Sirigu, who was in excellent form.

Although neither attack resulted in a goal, Dortmund's morale was recovering little by little, which was not false. After all, even their center backs dared to rush up and shoot. If their morale was low, such a situation would never have occurred...

After Dortmund started to press up, they naturally got more opportunities.

The Dortmund fans in the stands also became active again, gradually throwing aside the low mood that Royce's injury had brought them.

Regardless of what happened to Royce, the game in front of them was more important.

Amidst the cheers of the Dortmund fans, Dortmund rebuilt their fast attack.

This immediately made Paris Saint-Germain feel the pressure...